Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 8 Easiest Washington Public Colleges to Get In is 83.74% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,305 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,470 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | The Evergreen State College Olympia, WAPublic, 4-year | 96.37% 0.86% | 25.38% | 1,190 | $31,905 ($9,264) | 2,490 | 41.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 2 2 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WAPublic, 4-year | 93.25% 1.94% | 22.94% | 1,280 | $28,707 ($9,582) | 14,710 | 65.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.75% 1.02% | 22.72% | - | $26,583 ($8,586) | 10,492 | 43.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.62% 0.40% | 20.03% | - | $27,526 ($9,417) | 10,811 | 54.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 3 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year | 90.60% 1.17% | 23.86% | - | $43,155 ($12,919) | 6,058 | 65.00% | 22 to 1 |
| 6 - | Washington State University Pullman, WAPublic, 4-year | 86.64% 1.28% | 19.72% | - | $29,950 ($13,391) | 25,685 | 60.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WAPublic, 4-year | 82.52% 0.43% | 21.48% | - | $43,404 ($13,168) | 4,965 | 63.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, 4-year | 39.15% 3.38% | 26.58% | - | $43,209 ($12,973) | 56,997 | 85.00% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 83.74% | 22.84% | 1,235 | $34,305 ($11,163) | 16,526 | 59.50% | 18 to 1 |